Asteres Inc. Selects Pitney Bowes as National Multi-Vendor Services Provider for Automated Prescription Pick-up Kiosks
August 21 2008 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), the world�s leading mailstream
technology company, and Asteres Inc., the industry�s leading
provider of automated prescription pick-up kiosks, announced today
a new agreement whereby Pitney Bowes will provide nationwide,
on-site maintenance services and support for Asteres and its
retail, healthcare and military customers. Through the agreement,
Pitney Bowes will act as an independent service provider, offering
nationwide on-site repair and maintenance services to Asteres for
its ScriptCenter� kiosks. The automated prescription pick-up
kiosks, which work like an ATM, allow consumers to pick-up and pay
for their prescriptions when pharmacies are closed or without
waiting in line when pharmacies are open. This enables retailers to
extend prescription pick-up hours without adding staff and
alleviating long lines at the pharmacy counter. �Asteres is an
innovator and industry leader in developing secure self-service
kiosks for the storage and delivery of pharmaceutical products to
consumers,� said Joanne Boyd, vice president, business development,
multi-vendor services for Pitney Bowes. �We are delighted to be
collaborating with Asteres to help offer flexible repair services
and maintenance solutions to their retail pharmacy customers for
their automated prescription pick-up kiosk devices.� �It�s all
about customer service,� said Linda Pinney, founder and chief
business officer for Asteres Inc., �and the Pitney Bowes team
consistently delivers rapid response and results. Our collaboration
with Pitney Bowes provides flexible and comprehensive service
options to our retail, healthcare and military customers paired
with an overall commitment to excellence.� Pitney Bowes is a
leading provider of services for printers, copiers, multi-function
devices, scanners, shredders, PCs and workstations, mailstream
solutions and kiosk devices. Consisting of 1,200 A+ certified
specialists, Pitney Bowes� Multi-Vendor Services offers a full
range of product life cycle services including on-site maintenance
services, installations, managed asset deployment and professional
service. About Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes is a mailstream
technology company that helps organizations manage the flow of
information, mail, documents and packages. Our 36,000 employees
deliver technology, service and innovation to more than two million
customers worldwide. The company was founded in 1920 and annual
revenues now total $6.3 billion. More information is available at
www.pb.com. About Asteres Inc.: Asteres Inc. develops secure
self-service kiosks for the storage and delivery of prescriptions
and consumer products. Asteres� premier product is ScriptCenter,
the first prescription pick-up kiosk for retail, healthcare and
military pharmacies that allows patients to pickup and pay for
their prescriptions even when the pharmacy is closed. More
information is available at www.asteres.com.
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